Beast Taming Ascension

Chapter 547 Fake Corpse
"Master, there's a ghost!!!"

As a top student, Lin Lan had never believed in ghosts or gods before. Leaving a message for Lin Jing was just a way to express her longing.

However, once she actually visited the "immortal," Lin Lan's worldview had already shattered.

She learned that immortals and Buddhas truly existed on Earth a long, long time ago. Although the spiritual energy declined and there were not many powerful cultivators left, there were still some ancient Qi cultivators and martial arts practitioners who were pursuing the path to immortality.

In this situation, the existence of ghosts and spirits doesn't seem so unacceptable.

Lin Jing… she was certain that she had witnessed her cousin's death with her own eyes, but now…

"Let me take a look." The Hermit of Mount Lu, an old woman, rushed over to comfort her young apprentice. Seeing the phone screen Lin Lan pointed to, she quickly calculated with her fingers and squinted, saying:
"It seems your cousin's account was hacked."

"Or perhaps he had previously given the password to a friend."

"This." Lin Lan felt that her master's deduction was very reliable.

Who are you? What are you doing logging into his account? Don't you know this is offensive? Don't you know he's deceased?

Lin Jing: [This is me, Lanlan. Long time no see! Are you with your parents now?]

Lin Lan: [?]

You want to die? Don't let me find out who you are.

Lin Jing chuckled: "It really is me. A wizard resurrected me from the graveyard, saying I possess a Yin constitution and can be transformed into a corpse cultivator. As you can see, I've come back to life. I saw your message; now that you've embarked on cultivation, you should understand."

Lin Lan: [You're talking nonsense! I personally took my brother to the crematorium incinerator, where would a body come from?]

Lin Jing: [...]

"You wouldn't understand about black magic." After saying that, Lin Jing sent a video call, which Lin Lan answered immediately. When Lin Lan saw Lin Jing on the other end of the video, he was clearly taken aback.

Although her attire had changed somewhat, after a moment of stunned silence, Lin Lan turned her head to look at her master beside her, the Hermit of Mount Lu.

The Hermit of Mount Lu stared at her blankly: "You're asking me? I've been cultivating for so long, and I've never come into contact with any wizards, witchcraft, or corpse cultivators."

"Is the Hermit of Mount Lu beside you? Thank you for helping my parents get rid of the Gu poison. Gu is actually a kind of black witchcraft. I wonder if the Hermit knows who poisoned my parents?"

The hermit of Mount Lu said, "I don't know anything about Gu magic. I just tried treating him with spiritual spring water and luckily he was cured."

"That looks like a rather rudimentary Gu technique." Lin Jing gave the command to the Ice Soul Gu.

Go, find my parents who share the same bloodline as me, and see if you can find any remaining traces of the Gu worms on them. Then, follow the Gu worms to find the culprit.

【I hereby order the extermination of all those involved in this matter, regardless of their identity, background, or number, their souls imprisoned, and tortured for a hundred years before their spirits are utterly destroyed.】

The Ice Soul Gu left Lin Jing's sleeve, indicating that it would definitely complete the mission.

"Where did this little Gu worm come from, causing trouble? Watch me, Grandma Gu, go and punish their entire clan!" The Ice Soul Gu hurriedly left, while the Hermit of Mount Lu and Lin Lan, unaware that Lin Jing had already begun his revenge, were still staring incredulously at Lin Jing on the screen. They couldn't see anything about Lin Jing that resembled a corpse.

"You, you really are Lin Jing?"

“No doubt about it, your favorite fruit is watermelon, your favorite dish is stir-fried watermelon rind, and your favorite drink is watermelon juice. Am I right? If these prove nothing, remember this: when you were 17, during summer vacation, it was just the two of us at home one day, and you ate three watermelons in one go, and you had diarrhea eleven times in one day. You even told me not to tell your parents.”

Lin Lan's eyes widened. Indeed, only Lin Jing knew about this. She looked at her master in disbelief. Could it be that her cousin had really been resurrected by black magic? Such a bizarre thing…

"Where is Lin Lan's cousin, that wizard?" asked the Hermit of Mount Lu. As far as she knew, there should be no such person in the cultivation world of China.

"After reviving me, he left without any ulterior motives." Lin Jing was too lazy to make up any more stories, leaving the Hermit of Mount Lu silent. He felt something was off; this was too perfunctory.

However, Lin Lan couldn't care less about that right now. She was very excited and asked, "Where are you? Where are you now? I'm coming to find you."

Lin Jing said, "You don't need to come looking for me. I'm going into seclusion for a while. I'll come find you when I come out. Also, don't tell my parents about my situation yet."

"Also, the cultivation world has been quite turbulent lately, with two cultivators of terrifying power emerging. You'd better stay in seclusion and cultivate quietly during this time, and don't try to cause any trouble."

"Hmm?" Lin Lan was puzzled. How terrifying could a cultivator with such terrifying cultivation level be?

"Just how terrifying is it?" she asked.

Lin Jing pondered for a moment and said, "The minimum is probably the Nascent Soul stage, and it might even be higher."

Lin Lan rolled her eyes and said, "Nascent Soul stage my ass! The leader of the Dao Alliance is only at the Pseudo-Core stage. Do you even know what the Nascent Soul stage means?"

"Then, Hermit of Mount Lu, I entrust Lin Lan to you. I will repay you handsomely once I emerge from seclusion." Lin Jing smiled. It was understandable that he didn't believe her; he just hoped those two wouldn't cause any major trouble on this Earth where spiritual energy had just begun to recover, relying on their higher cultivation levels…

"Lin Lan is my disciple, I will take care of her." The Hermit of Mount Lu was puzzled. Lin Lan's cousin had indeed been dead for more than two years. Even if he was lucky enough to become a corpse cultivator, his cultivation level wouldn't be very high. But why did she have such a strange feeling about him...?

During the video call, Lin Lan hesitated to speak, but Lin Jing had already hung up. After that, Lin Jing was still worried about his family, so he sent a telepathic message to the Ice Soul Gu, which had already gone far away.

"Mount Lu is very close to Mount Huang. Before you come back, remember to create two seed Gu and leave them with my parents and cousin respectively to protect them secretly."

The Ice Soul Gu responded from afar, and after confirming that his family was currently alright, Lin Jing began to set up an array, intending to first use the Space Dao Array Flag to break through to the Void Profound Realm.

Currently, the Heavenly Mandate should not have chosen its chosen one yet. Before returning to Earth, he had already learned the Heavenly Mandate Deprivation Technique and had not yet sensed any trace of the chosen one. The Heavenly Mandate also follows a certain pattern in choosing its chosen one, which is to prioritize those with higher cultivation levels. Therefore, he needs to improve his cultivation level now. If he can merge with the first-hand Heavenly Mandate, that would be even better.

Lin Jing set up an array, intending to go into seclusion and break through to the next level.

Huang Zhixin has already descended the mountain. Accompanied by Huang Qianyun, she has booked a flight to the Dao Alliance headquarters, intending to report the matter of the Huangshan Demon Lord devouring people to the Dao Alliance.

"Grandpa, do you think that senior actually reached the Golden Core stage...?"

"It's hard to say, but at the very least, you should have the cultivation level of a pseudo-core cultivator, similar to the leaders of the Dao Alliance... I just wonder what that senior gave you that you couldn't sense?"

(End of this chapter)